Delhi govt to conduct survey to assess Covid-19 impact on Delhi govt school students
India Today
The Delhi Government will soon do a study on the impact of covid-19 on the students of Classes 1 to 12, their parents and teachers.
Soon, the Delhi government will commission a study that will assess the impact on the mental and emotional health of the students due to the closure of schools during Covid-19. The study will also focus on the impact of online education on students.
In March 2020, schools in Delhi were closed following the lockdown, and after almost two years, the government has reopened the schools once again. On Friday, the planning department of the Delhi government issued a request for a proposal to hire a stubble agency to conduct the study, covering government school students, parents, and teachers.
“The study is designed to assess the emotional well-being and mental health of all types of students, boys and girls, from different classes, age groups, social and economic backgrounds, which will provide an insight into how students from different backgrounds responded, adapted and handled the effects of Covid-19,” the document stated, as reported by PTI.
As many as 44.80 lakh students were enrolled in Delhi schools during 2020-21. A total of 8,400 students, 1,680 parents, and 1,680 teachers will be surveyed for schools across 28 zones in Delhi, it said. The sample data of students, teachers, and parents will be provided by the government.
Further, the study will be conducted by the students of classes 1 to 12, their parents, and teachers through personal interviews from all 28 education zones of Delhi.
The document said that the agency that will be selected will be required to form a survey team of a maximum of 30 surveyors with each completing 15 surveys per day in a span of 30 days, including a buffer period, to cover the selected students, parents, and teachers.
As per the RFQ, an agreement with the agency selected through bidding will be signed by March 21, and the fieldwork of the survey will be wrapped up by April 29.
